Metallic pallet.



.No. 822,194. PATENTED MAY 29, 1906. J. H. EARLEY.

METALLIC PALLET.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 8, 1904.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR:

UNITED ST T S PATENT enrich. Join; H. EARLEY, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. I

METALLIC PA LEv.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 8,1904. Serial No. 227,664.

Patented May 29, lacs.

To all whom it'may concern.-

y invention provides such a pallet whichi is more durable than the ordinary wooden provements. Fig. I

allets heretofore employed, which may be so formed of pressed sheet metal as to have integral bracing-flanges along its opposite longitudinal edges arran ed to admit a protective coating throughout t eir extent, and which is particularly advantageous in that it comprises runners arranged to slide freely on supporting-tracks and prevent said bracinganges from catchingthereon. As hereinafter described, my invention comprises a lane panel of sheet metal of reater lengt than width, having cylindrif or'm bracing-flanges along its longitudinal edges and bracin runner-bars secured transversely at its en s, which latter are thus arranged to be supported by iron flanges or tracks arranged in tiers on a truck or car, so that the pallets may be slid thereon one after another.

My invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the drawings, Figure I 1881118111 view of a pallet convenientl embodymg my imis an inverted plan view of said pallet. Fig. III'is an end view of said pallet.

In said fi ures, 1 is a plane panel, of pressed sheetmeta having its opposite longitudinal edges curled beneath it to form integral cylindriform tubular bracing-flanges 2, as best shown in Fig. III.

Referring to Fig. III, it is to be noted that there are spaces 12 between the inner edges of the flanges 2 and the adjacent under sur-' face of the panel 1 and that such construction is desirable to permit the entire surface of said panel and flanges to be provided with a protective coating of paint or other suitab e material, said panels and the end bars or runners 4. being referably formed of pressed steel, which W0 (1 be corroded by the moisture from the bricks thereon unless provided with a protective coating. Said panel 1 is sheet-metal pan flanges at its opposite longitudinal edges 5 provided at its opposite ends with bracing are or runners 4, whose central portions 5 are in contact with the under side of the panel 1 and secured thereto by the rivets 6. As best shown in Fig. III the free ends 8 of said runners 4 are curved upwardly to'embrace the flanges 2 and serve as fenders for said flanges, and thus facilitate the introduction of the pallet u on the flange 10 or tracks indicated by tfle dotted lines in Fig. III, which may be on a truck and support a plurality of the pallets, which are slid thereon one after another. It may be noted that the construction is such as to permit the.pallet to slide freely without striking the flanges 2 on said tracks 10 when introduced at an anle obli ue' thereto, as well as when in aralel osition thereon, as shown in Fig. I

l t-is to be understood that I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of construction and arrangement herein set forth, as various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential features of my invention I claim- 1. A metallic sheet-metal pan provided with bracingflanges at its opposite longitudinal edges, and

runner-bars at its ends; said bars havin central portions in contact with said pane and having their free ends bent to overlap said flanges exterior thereto, substantially asset tudinal edges curled beneath 1t in integral cylindriform bracing-flanges, the edges of said flanges being apart from the under surface of said panel; runner-bars at the ends of said panel upon the same side as said cylindriform flanges; said bars havin central portions in contact with said pane and having their ends bent to overlap said flanges; and, rivets extending through said panel and said bars, substantially as set forth.

4. A metallic pallet comprising a plane e provided with bracingpallet comprising a plane e and, runner-bars at its ends; the free ends of' forming upwardly-curved supports res ecsaid bars extending away from said panel and tlvely local to the opposite longitu lnal formin supports respectively local to the 0 ed es of said panel, substantially as set forth.

posite ongitudinal edges of said panel, su n testimony whereof I have hereunto 5 stanti-ally as set forth. 'slgned my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsylva- I 5 5. A metallic pallet comprising a plane nia, this 6th day of October, 1904. sheet-metal pane provided with bracing- JOHN H. EARLEY'. flanges at its opposite longitudinal edges, Witnesses: and, runner-bars at its ends; the free ends of J OHN E. ZIMMERMANN,

:0 said bars extending away-from said panel and OHARLEs GIBBON DAVIS. 

